mainline

Example Sentences

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The service is installed on more than 300 of those planes but just 18 of its mainline jets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The genius of hit songs, beyond technical artistry—and the vagaries of timing—is the ability to mainline emotion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The train operator LNER, which runs the east coast mainline, has extended its advice to passengers not to travel between Edinburgh and Aberdeen as they "cannot guarantee" trains will operate until Friday at the earliest.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Alexander told BBC Breakfast that BTP officers would increase visible patrols at mainline stations over the coming days "because I do understand that people will want to feel reassured following what happened".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

But over the last forty years, evangelicals have pulled steadily closer in income and education to mainline Protestants in the historically affluent establishment denominations.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times